CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Drew Barrymore
Blu-Ray Review: First Three ‘Scream’ Movies Prepare You For ‘Scream 4’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 29, 2011 - 10:39amCHICAGO – Wes Craven’s “Scream” is one of the most influential horror films of all time. And it’s one of the best of its era. The film has held up remarkably well in the fifteen years since it was released and is a must-own for fans of the genre, especially with an extras-laden Blu-ray release timed to coincide with the upcoming April 15th release of “Scream 4.” The sequels are inferior but more worthwhile than average horror sequels. Why not own ‘em all?
Blu-Ray Review: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long in Effective ‘Going the Distance’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 3, 2011 - 10:05amCHICAGO – It’s far from a perfect comedy but considering the amazingly-broken state of the romantic comedy genre, the wasteland of horrendous films that have continued to give talentless stars like Katherine Heigl a career, “Going the Distance,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, is a surprisingly-effective flick. A somewhat-bizarre blend of “dude humor” with typical genre cliches may turn some viewers off but this flick is two things most romantic comedies aren’t — romantic and funny.
Film Review: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long Short of ‘Going the Distance’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 3, 2010 - 5:07pmCHICAGO – Drew Barrymore no doubt is working hard to become Queen of the Romantic Comedy. She has done over ten of them, more if you count “Bad Girls.” (kidding) When recycling themes even the best of them can get redundant when seeing the same actress involved. “Going the Distance” is not even among the best of them.
Going the Distance: Top 10 Real-Life On-Screen Couples
Submitted by BrianTT on September 2, 2010 - 9:46amCHICAGO – The personal life of an entertainer shouldn’t be of any entertainment value, regardless of how celebrity gossip columns and the paparazzi would like to convince the general public otherwise. Who cares if two famous people have chemistry if it doesn’t show up onscreen?
Interview: Director Nanette Burstein is ‘Going the Distance’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 31, 2010 - 11:52amCHICAGO – Nanette Burstein, known mostly for her excellent documentaries “The Kid Stays in the Picture” and “American Teen,” makes her narrative feature film director debut with the comedy “Going the Distance,” with Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate and Jim Gaffigan.
Warner Bros. Summer Preview Slideshow: ‘Sex and the City 2,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘Jonah Hex,’ ‘Splice’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 5, 2010 - 9:16pmCHICAGO – This 18-image slideshow contains the official press images for Warner Brothers’ Summer 2010 slate including “Sex and the City 2,” “Splice,” “Jonah Hex,” “Inception,” “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” “Lottery Ticket,” and “Going the Distance”. Stars featured include Sarah Jessica Parker, Adrien Brody, Megan Fox, Josh Brolin, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Drew Barrymore.
DVD Review: ‘Everybody’s Fine’ is Second-Rate Hokum With a First-Rate Lead
Submitted by mattmovieman on February 26, 2010 - 2:32pmCHICAGO – Is there any cinematic prize less prestigious than the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award? Most of the films honored by this group tend to be simple-minded, cloying and thoroughly manipulative. Any group that names “The Blind Side” as “the best film of 2009” seriously needs its head examined. The Heartland award emblem gracing the DVD box of “Everybody’s Fine” is sure to scare off serious fans of its legendary lead actor.
Blu-Ray Review: Girl Power Drives Entertaining ‘Whip It’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 2, 2010 - 11:58amCHICAGO – Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut “Whip It” is the kind of fun, girl-power driven comedy that I honestly expected would find a huge word-of-mouth audience in theaters. Its absolutely dismal box office ($13 million) was one of the biggest financial surprises of 2009. People are likely to catch up with the Ellen Page comedy on Blu-ray and DVD.
Slideshow: 34-Image Gallery For 16th-Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Submitted by BrianTT on January 24, 2010 - 11:14pmCHICAGO – This 34-image slideshow contains the official press images of red carpet arrivals at The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which were handed out on Saturday, January 23rd, 2009.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 ‘Everybody’s Fine’ Chicago Passes With Robert De Niro
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 28, 2009 - 10:38pmCHICAGO – In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Everybody’s Fine,” which stars Robert De Niro!